Gala Weekend
It’s only four sleeps to Gala Weekend – help us celebrate the centenary of our flagship steam locomotive “Stanhope”. There’s no need to bring a cake, we’ve already made one. […]
412 years of history
A busy weekend at Apedale preparing for the Stanhope Steam Gala. All three visiting steam locos are now on site, which inevitably means a mega-shunt to get them all safely […]
Stanhope Steam Gala
Just to confirm a few key bits of information about the Gala weekend – May 13 & 14. Opening times are 1100 to 1700 both days, with last admission at […]
Crossing the road
The days to the May Gala are ticking down fast (May 13 & 14) and hence the rate of working has also picked up tempo. A Must Do job was […]
Easter 2017
Well, folks, that was Easter 2017. The weather was distinctly mixed (can we have a refund, Met Office), but lots of interesting stuff happening at Apedale. We have received the […]
Tickets for the Stanhope Gala
An important announcement regarding tickets for the Stanhope Gala – 13 & 14 May. We aren’t doing advance tickets by post for this event – BUT you will be able […]
Easter Approaches
Just a quick reminder that we’re running trains Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday. The Easter Egg Hunt is on – can you spot the eggs from the train? We’re […]
A Sunny weekend
A glorious sunny weekend has seen our first Steam Trains of the season, with the Hudswell Carke doing the honours. We hosted a 70th Birthday – happy Birthday, Mr Birch […]
2017 season starts HERE
This Saturday is the first day of the 2017 operating season – the first train is at 1130, and then every half hour until 4pm. It’s looking to be a […]
Two Wrens for the Gala
The Moseley Railway Trust is pleased to confirm two more visiting locomotives for the 2017 railway gala at the Apedale Valley Light Railway. Continuing the theme of the event – […]
